Letter 4194

Johann Georg Steigertahl to Hans Sloane – January 13, 1727/28


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Date: January 13, 1727/28
Author: Johann Georg Steigertahl
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4049
Folio: ff. 90-91



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Steigertahl wishes Sloane a Happy New Year. He encloses a list of books he purchased at auction. He will wait for Sloane’s orders. Steigertahl discusses banking in detail. Johann Georg Steigertahl (1666-1740) was the personal physician to George I of England. He was a member of the Royal Society and secured the purchase of Engelbert Kaempfer’s collection of East Asian curiosities for Sir Hans Sloane in 1723 (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Georg_Steigerthal).




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